RANIGUNJ is one of the 99 Villages Development Committee in Sarlahi District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. It has a population of 6150 people living in 1026 individual households. Area of the Village Development Committee is 4km* 2.5 km square kilometers and density of the Village is 348.0. This village lies between two river, Phuljor and Kalinjor.

Total population of the village has 6150 male 3383 and female 2767. Ratio of the VDC is 80% farmers, 10% business men, 5 % job holder, and rest of the population is other. This located at 38 kms North from Malangwa, the district head quarter of Sarlahi.

RANIGUNJ has 5 villages i.e. Danda Tol, Bhattarai Tol, Pratap Tol, Sahevagunj and Tikuliya. RANIGUNJ is nearly 0.1 km from Danda Tol and 0.5 km from Bhattarai tole, 1 km form Pratap Tol, 1 km from Shahevagunj and 3 km form Tikuliya. This village is well known for wheat, sugarcane, tomato, and paddy crop. Ranigunj does not have proper irrigation. Farmers are more depend on rain water for cultivation. It has only one deepboring for irrigation.

Since last few years youths have been working in Gulf and many other countries like Malaysia, Korea, India and other countries. Hence the VDC’s economical condition has been started booming up, which in turn has created positive impact on public awareness, education and general lifestyle. Some of youth are gone to abroad study in Japan, Australia and Korea.

East –Ishworpur VDC, 3 kms

West – Lalbandi VDC and Jabdi VDC, 3 kms

North – Parwanipur VDC, 4 kms

South –Ishworpur VDC and Jabdi VDC 3 kms  

1. Mr. Chudamani Timalsina, former president of Ranigunj-VDC, ward no – 2

Mobile – 9807641821

1. Mr. Ramhari Adhikari, former vice-president of Ranigunj-VDC, ward no – 7

Mobile - 9844075167

1. Mr. Secretary, Kulnath Ghimire

Mobile - 9844076761

1. Mr. Assistant Secretary, Bashudev Paudel

Mobile - 9844059490

1. Mr. Ramprasad Bhattarai, ward no – 3

(Ex-Campus Chief, Ratna Rajya Laxmi Campus, Kathmandu)

1. Mr. Dhurba Gautam, ward no – 9

(District Committe Member of UML)

1. Mr. Shambhu Shrestha, ward no – 1

(Social Worker)

1. Mr. Surendra Mainali, ward no - 7

(Social Worker)

1. Mrs. Rudra Kumari Baral, ward no – 3

(Social Worker)

1. Mr. Shalikram Bhandari, ward no – 6

(Secretary, Free Student Union, Patan Multipul Campus, Patan, Lalitpur)

1. Mr. Santosh Paudel, ward no – 2

(ANM, Sub Health Post, Shankhuwashava Distirct)

1. Mrs. Rudra Kumari Baral, ward no – 3

(ANM, Sub Health Post, Ranigunj)

1. Mrs. Binita Bhattarai, ward no – 3

(Under Secretary, Public Service Commission)

1. Mr. Ishwori Prasad Bhattarai, ward no – 3

(Officer, Nepal Rastra Bank)

1. Mr. Basant Prasad Bhattarai, Ward no - 3

(Officer, Lutheran World Federation)

1. Mr. Gopi Krishna Bhattarai, ward no – 3

(Youth Human Rights Defender, associated with Youth Action Nepal, Association of Youth Organizations Nepal, Informal Sector Service Center)

Ranigunj VDC has 4 Government school, one community school, and 3 private school. Among them one is higher secondary, one is high school and rest is primary school.

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Ranigunj VDC does not have any big local market. People used to go Lalbandi for shopping.

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Pond- 5, River- 3                   

VDC-1, Sub Health Post-1, Post office-1, Women Development Office-1, Private Organisaton- 2             

RANIGUNJ is in monsoon type of climate. Like most parts of north-west Nepal it receives maximum rainfall by southwestern monsoon.

Ranigunj does not have any nursery and garden but has 4 Chautaro where people gather for the shade and fresh air especially in the time of mid day.

Posted by – Gopi Krishna Bhattarai, Ward no -3 /SD team.